National Republican., 1887-07-25
Tho Time for Action.

ought to he done In the south TO change the
existing conditions by which maiorities Of
the voters are suppressed, and the people
misrepresented in the national legislature
and the electoral college.
Every man Of commonintelligence knows
the facts, aud no truthful man denies them.
This being 60, the time has come for deci.
siye action in the premises.
The men who control the south are au
lntolcrant minority faction Of the Bourbon
Democrats, who represent ideas that are
musty with age, and theories no more
suitable to the changed condition of affairs
than would Mark Anthony's war galley b.
for battle with modern ironclad.
Thee men have relied on one cry to keep
them in power, and that was, "Follow US
or you will have negro domination" To
prevent that they have been followed by
men utterly opposed to the Infamous
methods by which these Bourbons obtained
and retained power-men who do not sub
scribe to single doctrine-who DO not ap-
prove OF single public act OF the Bourbons.
There never was any danger Of or In
''negro domination and 1t was only be-
cause the negroes voted solidly with the
Republican party that the Bourbons, see-
ing their opportunity, raised this battle cry.
But the negroes are not voting Idly
with the Republican party now. They have
seen the wisdom Of the advice OF the Ma
TIoNAL REPUBLICAN,, ana their votes arc
divided from this time on. The labor party
has taken thousands OF the negroes into its
ranks, and It will protect their suffrages.
Let all the elements In the south that
oppose the Bourbons unite. The knights
Of Labor, who seek to emancipate, educate,
and elevate labor; the members Of the Ag-
ricultural Wheel, who are trying to elevate
the farmer; the Democrats who believe IN
protection and educational aid by the na-
tional government, and the Republicans
who believe in and advocate all these things,
are In vast majority all over the south.
United, they can control almost every pre-
cinct and voting place in the south.
These elements all working together can
redeem the country. The place to begin is
with the precinct, county, and district
officers. They control the election ma
chiuery. Vote these men out Of office, and
where you have majority see that the
malorities are counted, and that the ballot
boxes are not stuffed with fraudulent
tickets.
The local Offices are the ones to secure
first. Unite and select honest, fair, aud re-
solute men to fill these local ofIices-men who
will not permit you and themselves swim
dled-all else follows. Purify the sources
Of power, the local Offices by breaking up
the county rings, and the stream that flow.
from 1t will be pure.
Select and elect men to your legislatures
who will retire from office such free trade
advocates as Senator Morgan, OF Alabama,
who openly seeks to strike down by free
trade the newly developing industries OF
Alabama, because he knows that the inflow
of capital, labor, and political education
that follows the development Of these in-
dustries means his downfall, and that OF
all his class. For he is typical Bourbon.
Do not be alarmed at the old cry OF "nc.
gro domination" or that other false one
of negro social equality il you vote with
negroes. The prohibition canvassi In Georgir
| dispelled that Illusion. Each side strug
| gled for the negro vote and 1t was divided
Prohibitionists and anti prohibltionlst.
electioneered with the negro just as thel
heard Of no change in the social relations
OF the two races. That cry is dead.
| A Democratic President has invited
negroes to join the Democratic party
Every Democratic paper in the south, will
one or two exceptions, calls upon them Il
] join the Democratic party, and many OF tn
leading papers claim that thousands O
ticket. So all talk Of negro domination
dead. The negro vote is divided. Som
vote the Republican ticket, some tn
Democratic, some the Labor. some the Pro
hibtion ticket.
The time has come for unity Of action OF
the part Of all who oppose the Bourbo
Democracy. The occasion is ripe for tn
south to purge itself of these men VIII
seek to destroy its prosperity that the
may hold office.
Unite, strike the axe at the root of th
tree, break down the county rings, wee
out the men who control local polite
through local offices, ana you will soon b
rid Of the men who misrepresent you
national affairs, who defeat the Blair bill
who prevent the repeal Of the odious u
bacco tax, who favor free trade, who refu:
to reduce the surplus in the treasury, ant
in short, who do everything against yor
interests and nothing for them.
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